Tag: Mid City West

‘Slow Streets’ on fast track, primarily for pedestrians: Association supports proposal for Windsor Square

‘Slow Streets’ on fast track, primarily for pedestrians: Association supports proposal for Windsor Square

| June 3, 2020 | 1 Comment

In a move designed to support social distancing while exercising outdoors, the City of Los Angeles has implemented a program that cities such as Oakland, Seattle and Berlin, Germany have already put into place: closing some residential streets to through traffic. These “Slow Streets” allow pedestrians in denser, park-poor neighborhoods to spread out on designated […]

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La Brea watering hole, Little Bar, celebrates 10 years

La Brea watering hole, Little Bar, celebrates 10 years

| October 29, 2015 | 0 Comments

“Hey, Ryan, you want an Asahi?” bartender Katie asks as a patron walks through Little Bar’s front door. Katie has just finished telling me how much she loves bartending here, because “just like in [the television show] ‘Cheers,’ everybody knows your name.” In fact, this is about the fourth person Katie has called out by […]

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Traffic safety increased near Park Le Brea after fatality at 6th, Hauser

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

Red traffic lights at Sixth St. and Hauser Blvd. were extended by two seconds last month to give an extra cushion of safety following a fatality at the busy intersection. The city is considering more safety measures for the area, which is adjacent to the Park La Brea apartment complex. Councilman Tom LaBonge filed a […]

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